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creeping determinism

creeping determinism noun: tendency to perceive past events as more predictable than they actually were at the time.

Noun

creeping determinism

  1. tendency to perceive past events as more predictable than they actually were at the time
    Synonyms:
    hindsight bias

Synonyms of creeping determinism

  • hindsight bias

Questions about creeping determinism

What does creeping determinism mean?
Creeping determinism means tendency to perceive past events as more predictable than they actually were at the time.
What part of speech is creeping determinism?
Creeping determinism is a noun.

Words near creeping determinism in the dictionary

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